News & Info 2018
Nov
24
Nike Southeast Regional
The final race of the cross country season for many Green Hope runners is always the Nike Southeast Regional at Wake Med Park the Saturday following Thanksgiving. It is a long time after the conference championship race which for many runners was the last 5K they ran. The long break from racing can impact times sometimes so we never know what to expect. This year not only was the ...
Nov
03
State Meet
The Green Hope teams hit the road Saturday November 3rdfor the 4A state meet at Ivey Redmon Park in Kernersville. The meet marked the official culmination ofthe fall XC season. The boys were the defending champs, but not the favoritegoing in as Cary HS was expected to bring home the title. All pre-meet predictions had the top 4 teamsfrom the Mideast Region (Cary, GH, PC, and Gibbo ...
Oct
27
Mideast regional
The Mideast Regional meet was held on Saturday October 27th at Wake Med Park after more than 24 hours of rainy and cold weather. The course was a bit sloppy to say the least,but the Falcons were ready to go for it and try to earn a spot in the state meet on November 3rd. The Mideast Region is traditionally the toughest region in the state and has produced the past 10 girls 4A stat ...
Oct
15
Tri-6 Conference Meet
The 2018 Tri-6 Conference Meet took place on a Monday afternoon for the first time. The Falcons did not see quite the success they had in years past on this day, but there were a ton of personal records and the season ended on a high note fo many of the runners. The boys team finished 3rd in a close 3-team (out of 6 conference teams) race as they were edged by Panther Creek and C ...
Oct
06
Hagan Stone Classic
The final invitational of the year for the Falcons wasthe Hagan Stone Classic in Greensboro. Mostof the runners had not run on the course before so there was a bit of an unknown factor, especially as the course was not available for preview onSaturday. The course can be a challenging one as the first ¾ mile is relatively open, but the following 2+miles are mostly run on a narrow, wind ...
Sep
22
Hare and the Hound Invitational
Afterthe Adidas Invitational was cancelled due to Hurricane Florence, the Falconswere more than ready to race when they headed out west to Charlotte FridaySeptember 21st. They wouldrace in the ever-growing Hare and the Hound Invitational at McAlpine Park. The boys and girls endured the nearly 4 hourbus ride to the park Friday and got an easy run in before heading to the hotel for dinne ...
Sep
08
Friday Night Lights
The2nd big invitational of the year for the Falcons was the FridayNight Lights race on September 7th in Kernersville. The race is well-known for being a fun nightrace with lights lining the course for the varsity races. The first race of the day was the boy andgirls combined developmental race which was supposed to be a 5K, but wasshortened to a 2 mile race due to a lightning delay to ...
Aug
25
Providence Invitational
The Falcons headed west to Charlotte Friday August 24th to preview the McAlpine course in preparation for Saturday’s Providence Invitational. After a pasta dinner and a night in a hotel the varsity boys were the 1st to toe the line Saturday morning. This would be a different look team as 6 of the top 8 boys from last year graduated and 12 of the top 15 current Falcons were takin ...
Aug
07
Kickoff Classic
The Falcons kick-off their season with a 3K Saturday August 11th at Wake Med Park. GH is allowed to enter 20 runners in each of the following races:9-10 Girls 8:009-10 Boys 8:3011-12 Girls 9:0011-12 Boys 9:30 ...